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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Belize Dollar
Currency Symbol: BZD
Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Geographic Coordinates: 17 15 N, 88 45 W
Map References: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 22,966 sq km ; land: 22,806 sq km ; water: 160 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
Terrain: flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ; highest point: Doyle's Delight 1,160 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 542 km ; border countries: Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 276 km
Coastline: 386 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean